Shakespeare noir

Silicon Valley Shakespeare is staging adaptations of a famous play and a well-known novel at Sanborn Park in Saratoga through the end of August.

The first is an adaptation of “Richard III” by William Shakespeare that reimagines this tale of ruthless ambition in a 1940s nightclub called The Crown. Richard is cast as a cold-blooded fixer who uses charm, manipulation and violence to rise through the ranks from enforcer to kingpin. The show, which runs July 25-Aug. 29, features an all-female and nonbinary cast but aims to stay true to Shakespeare’s language.

The second show is an adaptation of “Emma” by Jane Austen. It follows Emma Woodhouse, a clever, confident and bored young woman who meddles in the romantic lives of those arounds her. The company intends the play, runni

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